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Former NorCal resident now residing in Madison,Wisconsin. I race cross, but I'm named after a velodrome. Support your local bike shop, NorCal race promoters, and go learn to race on a track.
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There will be lots of buzz this week about the Testarossa Velodrome Challenge as the event heats up. It always draws the best west coast track talent and then it will pull in some of the goons from T-Town and other track gangs across the US. Like the races put on by Project Sport...

There was exciting racing up in Burlingame which is one of the longest running races on the Peninsula. The local speedsters had a good shot at this one as many men and women who have been cleaning up on the NorCal scene were off contesting races either at nationals in Georgia, or in the...

Editors Note: This is a new feature written by guest writer Cat3 Bloggity covering action in the Cat3 world. He thinks nobody cares about his world, but i disagree, so I’m leaving out his tag line of …. “Races that nobody cares about and results that don’t matter.” In case you didn’t get...

Shelley Olds won the US Crit Championship for a second year in a row. Check the cool video of the finish on Facebook. It’s a great finish for Olds who had a rough week after crashing out at NVGP. Like the TT winner, Evie Steven’s, Olds is angling for a spot on the 2012 Olympic...

Editor: Brooke Miller retired at the end of the 2010 season after what she described as two poor years. In 2007 and 2008 Miller was winning all kinds of domestic races, and putting in big finishes when racing in Europe. Her 2008 was capped off with not one but two National Championships. Miller provides...

I’d like to think our inspirational Natz stories are making the NorCal riders climb to higher and higher heights, but really the NorCal contingen is just kicking ass. Performances so fare have been strong… 1st Men 13-14 Road Race – Robbie Farrens 1st Men 13-14 Time Trial – Jack Maddux 2nd Men 13-14 Time...

Editor: James Mattis is a long time NorCal racer having been part of such seminal programs as Chris Horner’s Webcor year, and the current amateur powerhouse California-Giant Strawberries. Mattis holds down a full time Silicon Valley job while riding at the highest level. Below is the story of his 2008 road race victory in...

Ed. Note: In 2004 Webcor was still a regional NorCal team with a few promising riders. Karen Brems (1994 World TT Champion) saw a familiar spark in Christine Thorburn and helped prepare her for the 2004 Time Trial. T-Mobile was the dominant player in women’s cycling at the time and they fully expected to...

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